Aerial shot of a river basin with many tributaries flowing through green savanna.

Zimbabwe

At a Glance

The Southern Africa Regional Mission serves Angola, Botswana, eSwatini, Lesotho, Namibia, Seychelles, and Zimbabwe.

USAID Southern Africa Regional supports an improved and resilient quality of life for Southern Africans. We are particularly concerned with improving regional decision-making and collective action to improve management of resources and promote renewable energy. USAID’s climate change programming, through strong collaboration, aims to help countries cooperate and plan together to better prepare for these scenarios in priority sectors by supporting the climate change priorities and needs of the region, including a better enabling environment for investment in clean energy. As negative climate impacts are likely to center on water issues, efforts focus on adaptive management strategies within priority river basins most vulnerable to climate change. We support the integration of climate, water supply and sanitation, and biodiversity resources to ensure adequate water resource planning and management is taking place.

Climate Projections and Impacts

Refer to the Climate Risk Profile (2019) for more information.

Climate Projections

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Increased Drought Frequency
Increased Frequency/Intensity of Extreme Weather Events
Increased Precipitation Unpredictability/Variability
Sea Level Rise

Key Climate Impact Areas

Agriculture
Livestock
Forestry
Human Health
Water Resources

Funding & Country Climate Context


USAID Climate Change Funding (2023)

Total

$2 Million

Adaptation

$2 Million

GAIN Vulnerability

Medium

Population (2023)

15.4 Million

GHG Emissions Growth

-0.60%

% Forested Area

35.50

Average GHG Emissions Growth due to Deforestation

34.89%

Refer to metadata and sources for more details.

Climate Change Information

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Climate Risk Profile: Zimbabwe

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Climate Risks in Food for Peace Geographies: Zimbabwe

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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Factsheet: Southern Africa

Climate Risk Profile

Climate Risk Profile: Southern Africa

Zimbabwe Photo Gallery

Stories from the Area

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The Matobo Hills is part of the upper Umzigwane in Zimbabwe, which is a key high-altitude catchment area in the Limpopo river basin. High altitude catchment areas are the main sources of water for a river basin, producing 100 times more water than lower lying areas, and also major storehouses of biodiversity.
A man stands on a rockface with others sitting on the rocks around him.